by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 28, 2022 / 14:25 pm The Biden administration is taking five steps to protect access to abortion, according to Xavier Becerra, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Those steps, Becerra said on Tuesday, include increasing access to medication abortion and …

by Maisy Sullivan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 28, 2022 / 13:54 pm As some states ban or regulate abortion following the Dobbs decision, numerous companies have announced they will provide financial assistance to employees traveling for abortions. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court ruled June 24 …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 29, 2022 / 04:05 am Pope Francis published a letter on the liturgy Wednesday, nearly one year after he issued the motu proprio Traditionis custodes, restricting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass. In the 15-page apostolic letter, Desiderio Desideravi, the pope said he wanted “to invite the …

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 27, 2022 / 17:00 pm In the wake of Friday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Catholic churches, crisis pregnancy centers, and other pro-life groups have been on heightened alert in response to threats …

by Diego Lopez Marina Madrid, Spain, Jun 27, 2022 / 16:45 pm More than 100,000 people turned out June 26 for Spain’s march for life in Madrid and to protest proposed changes to the country’s abortion law and other bills that violate human dignity. The pro-life institutions NEOS; the Assembly …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 28, 2022 / 07:30 am The Vatican has released a video of Pope Francis telling a group of bishops from Brazil this week that his mobility has improved. “I have been able to walk for three days,” the pope said with a wave on …

by Joe Bukuras Mansfield, Mass., Jun 27, 2022 / 09:22 am St. Colman Catholic Church, a historic church located in Raleigh County, West Virginia, burned to the ground in an apparent arson attack Sunday, according to the local volunteer fire department. The small, white building was known as “The Little …

By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 27, 2022 / 08:43 am The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in favor of a high school football coach in a First Amendment case concerning his right to pray on the field. Both sides of the case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, argued that the case …

by Pope Francis Vatican City, Jun 25, 2022 / 13:00 pm Pope Francis on Saturday delivered a message to families after a Mass in St. Peter’s Square for the World Meeting of Families 2022. A copy of the message, a “Missionary Sending of Families,” will also be handed out to …

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 25, 2022 / 18:18 pm The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 decision, bringing an end to nearly a half-century of nationwide legalized abortion in the U.S. The June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization …